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Thanks for reading, Mike!

Thanks! These are great things to know about. The way the activity faces, as you put it, is really what interests me — i.e. moving away from this idea of the rural as a blackwater periphery. Also, doesn't have to have a professional element, but I know what you mean.

Ahh that's lush, thank you. Really appreciate you taking the time to come out and to get a copy of my book. I hope you enjoy it!

Oh, that is a powerful piece.

Btw, I meant that I'd also read the Guardian article on Conduit Books. I expect you're getting a lot of nonsense pushback. Keep gannin'!

Read both pieces with interest & – dare I admit this? – approval. I agree: we need publishing to be a broad church. As a father to a small boy, I want to think of him being able to read great male (and female)-authored books. So, more power to you, Jude. This feels to me like a timely initiative.

Looking forward to it!